God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history.
--Landor.
[1913 Webster]
It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
forefend — index balk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
forefend — [fôr fend′] vt. alt. sp. of FORFEND … English World dictionary
forefend — verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑deflect, ↑ave … Useful english dictionary
forefend — variant of forfend … New Collegiate Dictionary
forefend — /fawr fend , fohr /, v.t. forfend. * * * … Universalium
forefend — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb See forfend … English dictionary for students
forefend — v. a. Avert, prevent, hinder, forbid, ward off, keep off … New dictionary of synonyms
forefend — fore•fend [[t]fɔrˈfɛnd, foʊr [/t]] v. t. forfend … From formal English to slang
forefend — /fɔˈfɛnd/ (say faw fend) verb (t) → forfend …
Forfend — For*fend , v. t. [Pref. for + fend. See {Forewend}.] To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Which peril heaven forefend! Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
